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Locate My Trip Included in Every Tour

Locate My Trip is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your group’s location whilst on tour and, has been specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers and is included as STANDARD in all our tours.

We Take Responsibility

For every school and college who take a trip with us, a Maya nut tree will be planted in Peru supporting reforestation and we pledge to offset an additional tonne of CO2 through the Brazilian Amazon deforestation project. Learn more here.

Business & Economics Trips to The Midlands

The industrial revolution cemented the Midlands’ reputation as a hub of engineering excellence and expertise, leading the way in producing coal, iron, steel and ceramics. More than a century later the region remains a prime centre of UK manufacturing expertise. Accounting for more than a quarter of the country’s engineering employment and around 30 per cent of UK car production the region is home to major groups like Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, JCB and Caterpillar.

Many of these major companies operate educational workshops and factory tours to offer you students superb insight into manufacturing processes and the business behind the brands.

Places to Stay

Stratford

This is a small sample of the available accommodation options. For expert advice on the most suitable accommodation to suit your group's specific needs speak to one of our expert Tour Consultants today.

Reasons to Visit

JCB Factory Tour

Visits begin with a short presentation in the JCB Theatre followed by time in the new ‘’Story of JCB’’ exhibition, before moving on to assembly line of the world famous Backhoe Loader machine. Here, you will see how the machine is built from the delivery of the sheet steel, profiling, laser cutting, welding, paint shop, assembly and finally the finished product! Please Note: All Visitors must be over 15 years of age.

Jaguar Land Rover Factory Tour

What does it take to bring to life some of the most technologically advanced cars in the world? The Tour at Castle Bromwich offers an exclusive insight into the creation of Jaguar cars. In the state-of-the-art factory, you’ll see hundreds of robots working in perfect accord with talented craftsmen and witness the entire production process from sheet metal to Jaguar car.

Marston's Brewery Tour

Burton-on-Trent was the engine room for brewing in the 19th century. Tour the only working brewery in the world still brewing cask beer using the traditional Burton Union method, where the famous Marston's Pedigree is fermented in oak casks. Each visit includes a fully guided tour of the Victorian brewhouse, Burton Unions and bottling plant.

Drayton Manor Park Business Workshops

The Education Team at Drayton Manor offer a range of workshops alongside a park visit to get the most out of your day. These hour long interactive sessions are based around Drayton Manor as a Business, Marketing, Customer Service as well as Finance and ICT. All workshops are targeted to the students level and link to the curriculum.

We Make Trip Planning Easy

Day to day support and advice from our team of travel experts

Easy-to-view online tour quotation

Market-leading trip organiser portal, My Tour Manager

Free Resources and templates to help launch your trip

Email reminders to keep you on track

Free and completely personalised Travel App to access your information on the go

Locate My Trip designed to provide reassurance to parents and teachers

Risk Assessment advice so you can make an informed decision on every tour component